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1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Sandor Gyarmati |Brent Richter |Hannah Link

West Vancouver police are searching for a missing man presumed drowned in Cypress Provincial Park. BC Emergency Health Services called first responders to Cabin Lake, a small lake on Black Mountain above the resort area’s ski runs, around 6:30 p.m. SundayAccording to police, the a 29-year-old Burnaby man had been swimming at the lake with his fiancée when he began to struggle.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Sandor Gyarmati |Brent Richter |Hannah Link

The Delta School District values its French Immersion program and is pleased to welcome new students to the program on a regular basis. That’s the response from the Delta School District following concerns raised recently by parents of children attending Sunshine Hills Elementary, who claim a reduction of divisions will result in fewer students able to attend the program at that school.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton |Hannah Link |Nono Shen |Darron Kloster

RCMP in British Columbia say one person is missing after a vehicle crashed into the Squamish River. Mounties in Squamish say emergency crews responded early Saturday after a vehicle with four occupants drove off the road into the river. Police say three people were able to get to safety but one person was missing. Officers, along with the Squamish fire department and search-and-rescue crews, tried to locate both the vehicle and the missing person, but failed.

1 month ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Cindy Harnett |Hannah Link |Jeremy Hainsworth

A second fully equipped operating room to meet demand for more surgeries for gynecological cancers is in the planning stages at Victoria General Hospital.

1 month ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Hannah Link |Jeremy Hainsworth |Maria Rantanen

Farmers markets on Vancouver Island are seeing an increase in attendance this season amidst a push to support local businesses. Mother’s Day was the first day of operations at Cedar Farmer’s Market just outside Nanaimo, where executive director Kate Poirier said it was close to the busiest opening day they’ve ever had. She said they saw about 3,500 people enter the grounds this year, which is around the same as last year’s record-breaking number. “It was absolutely incredible,” she said.